Water bills for Suez customers are proposed to go down next month, a result of lower taxes paid by the water utility.

Suez, which serves customers in the Toms River area, Bergen and parts of Hudson counties, and Mount Arlington, said it wants to cut the amount of revenue it collects from customers by about $14 million starting April 1.

If the plan is approved by the state Board of Public Utilities, the average residential customer who uses 4,000 gallons of water a month, will save an estimated $22 to $24 per year, depending on their location.

By area, the average Suez residential customer's bill will go down by:

5.2 percent in North Jersey.

4.9 percent in the Toms River area.

5.2 percent for water service and 5.8 percent for wastewater service in Mount Arlington.

In January, regulators ordered the state's utility companies to pass to ratepayers any economic benefits they receive from a cut in the corporate tax rate.

The new federal tax law, passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December, reduced the utilities' corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. As a result, New Jersey ratepayers are receiving a reduction in their utility rates.

"This is yet another example of residents saving money, thanks to tax cuts,” said U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur, R-NJ, who voted for the tax cuts. “Working families are seeing lower tax rates, bigger paychecks, and lower utility bills, which directly lowers the cost of living," he said in a statement.

Watch a video at the top of this story of Gov. Murphy talking about local tax deductions.

A Suez executive said the company was happy it could provide the savings to customers.

A proposal by United Water Toms River to replace old, leaking or substandard water mains could raise residential water bills on average by as much as $2.37 a month.(Photo: Getty Images)

"Reduced tax costs create an opportunity for our customers to benefit from further decreases in their total water service bills," said David Stanton, president of utility operations at Suez, in a statement.

Public Service Electric and Gas, the state's largest utility, has proposed to lower customers' bills by 2 percent on April 1. The typical residential combined electric and gas customer will save nearly $41 a year.

New Jersey Natural Gas also will give a one-time refund to customers totaling $31 million. While the actual refund will be determined in May and reflect individual customer usage, the utility said a typical residential customer will receive $47.